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Ellipticals are great, treadmills are great, rowing machines are great. But the one and only right answer is: the one you'll use. If you find that you hate or get bored with a machine, you'll find more excuses not to get on it. Pick a machine you enjoy (or go outside and move) and work hard and you'll burn calories. I'd…

Yes, folks. You too can come spew the same thing we've heard 100 times already. What a circlejerk.

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http://www.cooksinfo.com/popcorn Equivalents 1 tbsp unpopped = 1/2 oz / 12g unpopped = 1 cup, popped 2 tbsp unpopped = 1 oz / 25g unpopped = 2 1/2 cups, popped 4 tbsp unpopped = 2 oz / 50g unpopped = 5 cups, popped 3 tbsp unpopped = 4 cups popped 1 cup unpopped popcorn = 8 oz / 225g

2.5 servings UNPOPPED per bag, ding dong. What does the box say? A serving size is 36g of UNPOPPED kernels. The bag itself says there are 93g in the bag. 93/36 = 2.58333.... so, 2.5. It's not that hard.

Yes, yes there are. But it doesn't really matter if you believe me. You being ignorant doesn't change the facts: one ounce of popcorn makes 4 cups popped. There are 3.3 ounces in one microwave bag. Do the math.

You got it right. :-P

No, it's not for the entire box... it's for a bag. A bag has 3.3oz, or 93g. One ounce of corn makes about 4 cups popped. Whole bag = 13.75 cups (really more like 13.2).

Uh, no. There are 3.3oz of popcorn in the bag. One oz of popcorn makes about 4 cups popped. 13.2 cups popped in a microwave bag. This sort of misinformation is no doubt the reason so many of the figures in the database for popcorn are wrong.

If you eat the whole bag, it's 190 calories * 2.5 = 475 total. That's pretty close to every bagged popcorn on the market so that's the right figure. The bag has 93.5g of unpopped popcorn and one serving is 36g. And yes, 1 oz of popcorn makes about 4 cups popped. 13.75 popped cups would be optimistic but it's close.

I make my own.

This thread is amazing.

Patently ridiculous. Whoever told you that has never met a marathoner.

So you lift first and then run? No wonder you're slow!

While I don't believe most of the paleo horse****, it's not even up for debate that humans (hell, pretty much all life) evolved to be opportunistic eaters. On a scale of the entirety of human existence, we've only had easily-available packaged food in front of us for a very short time. We haven't had time to evolve to not…

My first (at 280 pounds) was around 48 minutes. My fastest a few months ago was 26:58 (at 200 pounds). I don't run short distances anymore but I hit 25:00 for a 5K stretch on a training run a couple weeks ago. If you want to run faster, you must first run faster. :-P So yeah, train faster. BUT, I'll tell you --endurance…

I've used a Fitbit Flex for 10 months now, day in, day out, no less than 10K steps per day (just hit 2000 miles a few days ago!). Cons: The charger sucks. You have to have the Fitbit in just the right way or it doesn't want to charge. This usually also involves cleaning the contacts with rubbing alcohol. It's a pain in the…

Your glycogen stores are more than sufficient for a 5K. I personally eat a banana. That's plenty. Hydration is something I do constantly, runs notwithstanding.

It's awesome that you're motivated to exercise more. That said, I agree with the other suggestions: stick to the plan. I started running 5Ks a couple years ago at 280 pounds (and 48 painful minutes). These days, I usually break 27:00 and I'm up to half-marathons. Even with all that weight (losing as I progressed), the only…